21-year-old Alabama offensive lineman Aaron Douglas died of “multiple drug toxicity,” a coroner’s report has ruled.
The Duval County, Florida medical examiner found several medications in the football player’s system, including Methadone, Diazepam and Carisoprodol. Douglas had been out with friends the evening before he was found dead, on vacation in Florida. He was invited to a party by two young women, and reportedly socialized until two o’clock the morning. Douglas was found dead on a hotel balcony at approximately 8am the following day.
Douglas was pronounced dead at the scene, and at the time, Fernandina Beach police chief James T. Hurley said he suspected the athlete had died of an overdose of alcohol or drugs.
‘That would be the preliminary guess,’ Hurley said. ‘But it’s just a guess. There was no obvious trauma or cause of death that was obvious to us, nothing that would be fatal. It’s a suspicion at this point.’
Douglas died on May 12th.
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There were 5500 methadone related deaths in 2007.Methadone is a synthetic opiate that is used to treat pain and addiction for heroin and other opiates. When methadone is used for pain, doctors write the patient a prescription for various amounts (120 pills seem to be most common) When methadone is used for addiction patient must go to a clinic to receive dose of methadone until they earn take home privileges. Many patients being treated for addiction will remain on medication for life. Methadone is addicting and withdrawals are severe. Methadone represented less than 5% of prescribed opiates but was attributed to 1/3 of all opiate related deaths. A dose that is therapeutic for one person may be lethal to another person. Methadone’s’ unique properties make it unforgiving and sometimes lethal. For more information, please visit http://www.stopmethadonedeaths.com. Please sign petition and join the forum.